William Sammons (abt. 1806 - 1870)

Born about 28 Feb 1806 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Prissilla B. (Talbot) Sammons — married 5 Jul 1832 in Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1870 at about age 64 in Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William was a farmer in Henderson County, KY with an estate worth $16,000 according to the 1860 Federal Census which was a large amount for the time.

William, son of Thomas Sammons, was born 28 Feb 1806 in Virginia, died 10 April 1870, aged 64 years, 1 month, 12 days. He married in Henderson County, Priscilla Talbott, daughter of Edmund Talbott and Elizabeth Gordon, 5 July 1832 (B.I.-p 48). Priscilla was born in Henderson County, KY 6 March 1806 and died 5 August, 1870; aged 64 years 5 months, 28 days. Both are buried in Sammons-Tapp Cemetery on US 41A about 2.5 miles south of Poole. This was formerly the Sammons homestead. William first appears in the Henderson County records in Nov, 1826 having failed to give a list of taxable property to the Commissioner and was permitted to list 1478.5 acres of land in Henderson Grant, Henderson County, between the waters of Green River and the Ohio worth 50 cents per acre, total $739.25 and he is named a number of times in the court records as a surveyor for Edmund Talbot. There are a number of deed transactions in the Henderson County records and much of this land was later in Webster County. When Webster County was organized in 1860 the County Court was held on September 24, 1860 and among the officers who took oath of office was William Sammons as one of the Justices of the Peace. He was appointed as one of the commissioners to draft plans for a court house and clerks office. Old records in the possession of Chesley Tapp Allen, Poole, KY., show that Williams Sammons operated a store and sold general merchandise, was a school trustee and made written contracts with his slaves for wages. According to an old claim for a horse taken from him during the Civil War which was filed with the War Department, "he was known as a Southern-Sympathizer and had not taken the oath of allegiance." - Ogden Utah Family History Center

Sources

• 1830 Federal Census <[1]>
• 1850 Federal Census <[2]>
• 1860 Federal Census <[3]>
• Kentucky Marriage Records <[4]>